217 Quotes About Intentions

My brother, an artist, said what he wished to convey in his paintings was a sense of infinite space. He knew this task to be impossible, as, even if a canvas could accommodate such a concept, our minds seem incapable of grasping it. But he said he believed, most of the time, that an unachievable intention was the worthiest kind.[Marian Graves]

Don't assume, because you are intelligent, able, and well-motivated, that you are open to communication, that you know how to listen.

God is a witness to anything done in secret.

I grow more and more intrigued by this as I write: how words, even the most carefully chosen, can mean such different things from one person to another, so that others might think about what I write in ways I did not intend at all.

He who don’t know what envy can do shall always do what envy can do

Despite her words about letting go, melancholy washed over her. Because words are easy and often thrown around with trite intentions.

Your intent will always be second to what you complete.

A good intention feeds no one.

One may be doing all good and right things, but if they aren't done with good intentions, they are futile. Having right intentions is the most important! Even the prayers are of no use if not done in the right earnest!